Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-12
State AFFAIRS.
The Bill to Teach the Nature and e.
fects of Alcoholic Liquors De-
feated in the Senate.
The House Bill Permitting Special
Charges in Civil Cases is Kiled
in the Senate.
GTesham's Bill Fixing Tariif Rates on +, al
ways Engrossed-sIxty Days of
the Session Gone.
oFFENsEs AGAINST PROPERTY


Special TO the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Ten, March IL The House
bill extending the scope of the law as to
ofsnses against properly came 10 this
! morning. On its third reading and was the
subject of considerable discussion. The
/ object Of this bill is to reach class of
ofenses not heretofore made punishable
| by the penal laws. Malicious injuries by
explosives in houses and kindred crimes
! are especially defined and penalties at
/ fixed. The penalty where the damage is
not more than $50 is by fine of not more
| than $1,000, and where the damage is
greater than $50 the penalty is from two
! TO five years impris Jnment in the peni-
tertiary. After the bill had been read
preparatory TO its final passage g call of
the House was ordered, and no quorum
! being present the bill was POSTPONED and
the Sergeant-at-Arms dispatched in search
Of the absent members.
ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS AND NARCOTICS
The bill to provide for teaching the ma
! ture aud effects of alcoholic liquors and
narcotics on the human system was taken
up during the morning session of the
! Senate. The amendments offered to the
! bill We're multifari0us, varied and cap
/ CIOus, such a pork ard beans, the rules
| for mixing Or nks, requiring the pictures
! OF the flowers that bloom il ire spring
aud the young lady waiting f1rthe season
wneu ICE Cream 8 ripe, and similar and
! foreign amendments, evidently with the
/ ooJ-cJ OF killing the OIL All Of this class
! Q amendments we're ruled out Of order
! by the chair, to which several appeals
were taken and come SU-tained, which
were the occasion Of much meIrim4nt.
! The bill finally reached the vote to engross
and was defeated ~ Z large majority vCte.
/ This vas & great disappointment 20
J Senator Allen, who Was thu author Of the
! Ori1lua! bill gnd "a ferVcut believer in the
necessity Of teaching these branches in
! the public schools. He supp .yted it man
/ fully to the end and scquiesCed gracefully
in the GecisIOn Of the Senate.
SPECIAL CHARGES IN CIVIL. CASES.
| The bill that originated in the House
and passed that body, permitting special
| charges in civil cases to be submitted 10
| the judge and all points of law argued and
decided by him before the facts are
argued to the jury, came up in the Senate
on It's final passage this evening. The
| arguments in favor of the passage OF the
dill are that it has proved to be success
full in the practice of other states, and by
settling the law points, confines the argu-
ments to the real issues in the case
as made out under law, thereby circum-
Scribing the scope of argument to
certainty based upon charges accepted
by the court. 1t was farther claimed
that it would prevent the lawyers from
making out case for the Supreme court
upon issues made out after the case was
tried y exceptions taken to the refusal
Of special charges presented especially to
secure the ruling Of the court preparatory
TO an appeal. The opponents OF the BIZ
argued that it was an innovation in 81 old
established practice, and was fraught with
uncertainties By reason of the Judge be
ing allowed 10 charge the jury ether be
fore. after or both before and after the
arguments in the case. The vote was
then taken and the bill lost.
TARIFF RATES on RAILWAYS.
Mr.. Gresham's bill prescribing certain
dGtieS TO be performed By railroads and
fEj'g 2 scale OF tariff rates for freight
charges occupied q portion of the
of the afternoon session OF the House
rhe discussions were based upon a dis
lance tariff table, classifying freightS and
pounds, per barrel, per ton and per car
load. The table fixes maximum rates
according to class, and prevents discTimi-
nations ia long and short hauls. Mr.
Gresham made en- elaborate and sensible
speech, giving q thorough exclamation Of
the system of charges adopted by rail
roads and demonstrating that fixed rates
could not be adopted and do justice, as il
Was well known some classes Of freight
could not be handled as Oh, apply in winter
as in summer. Several amendments were
incorporated in the bill and the whole
adopted. The Dill was passed TO en-
grOssment.
CHARTERED.
A charter was f ed to-day in the A.
torney-General's Office for approval, by
the .bine River Railway Company; cap
ital stock SO, 900; incorporators, E. S.
Hicks, j. w. Rogers, H. Oliver, A. W.
Oliver, f. Il. Hesrne, T. Mcknight, J. n,
Reddett, G NJ. L9siter, W. c. Riggs,
Drury F el3s Z. B. Wheeler, B. r.
Bridges, J. S. Stephenson Bnd 7. 81. Rog-
ers.
HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The House finance committee were con-
sidering the general appropriation bill TO
8 late hour tonight. The most import
ant question settled during the meeting
was an appropriation for the Agricultural
and Mechanical College. Mr.. Waskom
was in favor of appropriatiDg $4,000 out
of the general fund and $4,000 out of the
University fund. This proposition was
rejected.
Mr.. Battle, seconded by MIR. Wright,
offered en amendment approprlating
sl5 600 out of the University fund alone.
This was also voted down by the ms
jority.
Mr.. Mckinney then proposed taking
$4,000 ont of the University fund and
$4,000 out OF the general fund. This was
adopted.
The committee will meet again to-mor-
row evening st j O'Clock and finish the
appropriation dill and be ready to report
it 10 the House.
REDUCED WAGES.
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